God really desires that each of His followers have a safe, trusting and prosperous New Year. James is telling us that if we want God to meet us where we are, if we want A CLOSER WALK WITH CHRIST then we must take necessary action, on our own, to clean our lives up. James is saying that God wants and deserves a commitment from each of us, individually. Commit your ways to His ways! Commit yourselves to fellowship! God wants the heart, so purify your heart. Lastly, James says: Humble yourselves!

The true “Spirit of Christmas”, the very heart of the creator, God, is on saving, redeeming, forgiving, restoring, reuniting His rebellious creatures: (John 3:16) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

John, the forerunner of Jesus, came to earth by divine appointment and arrangement. Jesus, the Christ was born of a virgin, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and was therefore the Son of God to whom was promised the throne of His father, David.

When God wants to use us we should be un-conditionally available in spite of how others may perceive us. When God favors us we should praise Him regardless of our social environment. We should never elevate ourselves above others.